Music

A last-minute country music recording session

On Wednesday afternoon, I got this text from Tom Hood, ukulele player extraordinaire and leader of the band I sometimes…

3 months ago

Excellent choice

4 months ago

Here are your three chords. Now GO!

Here’s your motivation for the day: All you need are three chords and the truth (or whatever the equivalent of…

5 months ago

It’s the 36th anniversary of Nine Inch Nails’ first single, “Down In It!”

Damn, do I feel old now. On September 15th, 1989, Nine Inch Nails released their first single, Down In It, which…

8 months ago

A couple of DJX “DAWless jams”

Over the past few weeks, I’ve tripled the number of keyboards in my office (the electronic music kind of keyboards, not…

11 months ago

The NEW new keyboard

Last month, I bought the Yamaha DJX pictured below from someone in Valrico who’d put it up for sale on…

11 months ago

My newest piece of music gear: the 1998 Yamaha DJX!

On Monday, I took time out of my day to drive a little out of my way to Valrico during rush…

12 months ago

Last Sunday’s accordion gig in Bonita Springs

It’s been over a year since I’ve played with Tom Hood’s band, the Tropical Sons. 2024 was an unusually busy…

1 year ago

The “Home Alone” Yule Log

How did I not know about the Joe Pesci Home Alone yule log stream until now? This version’s got 24/7 music,…

1 year ago

An underappreciated “Billy Idol” gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2GSBEcOKo0 In my dream last night, I heard a song I haven’t listened to in ages: The Dead Next Door,…

2 years ago